A method and apparatus for bandwidth part (BWP) adaptation are provided. The method may include determining, in response to receiving a BWP adapting instruction during a random access procedure, whether a BWP indicated by the BWP adapting instruction is the same as a target BWP in the random access procedure. The method may further include adapting, in response to that the BWP indicated by the BWP adapting instruction is not the same as the target BWP and in accordance with the BWP adapting instruction, the BWP indicated by the BWP adapting instruction, and continuing the random access procedure.
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2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the BWP belongs to a plurality of active uplink BWPs that are configured for the serving cell for the random access procedure.
A method for bandwidth part (BWP) adaptation includes, during a random access procedure, determining if a received BWP adapting instruction indicates a BWP different from the target BWP for that procedure. If different, the method adapts to the indicated BWP and continues the random access. This adaptation specifically occurs when the BWP indicated by the instruction is one of multiple active uplink BWPs that have been pre-configured for the current serving cell, designated for use during this random access procedure.
6. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the BWP belongs to a plurality of active uplink BWPs that are configured for the serving cell for the random access procedure.
An electronic device performs bandwidth part (BWP) adaptation by, during a random access procedure, determining if a received BWP adapting instruction indicates a BWP different from the target BWP for that procedure. If different, the device adapts its operation to the indicated BWP and continues the random access. This device is configured such that the BWP it adapts to is one of multiple active uplink BWPs that have been pre-configured for the current serving cell, specifically for use during this random access procedure.
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August 16, 2018
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